PUBLICATIONS OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AND LABOR.
The publications of the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce and Labor, are as follows:
Gnou? l.—Foreign Commerce of the United States:
Annual Report on the Commerce and Navigation of the United States.
Annual Statistical Abstract of the United States.
Monthly Advance Sheets from the Summary of Commerce and Finance.
Monthly Summary of Commerce and Finance of the United States.
Monthly Bulletin of Exports of Domestic Breadstuffs, Provisions, Cotton, and Miner/
Oils.
Monthly Imports and Exports of the United States (total values, single sheet).
Group II.—Consular Reports:
Commercial Relations, being the annual reports of consular officers on the commerce, indi
tries, navigation, etc., of their districts.
Review of World’s Commerce, being a summary of the annual reports contained in Commek
cial Relations.
Monthly Consular Reports, containing miscellaneous reports from diplomatic and consul
officers.
Daily Consular Reports, issued daily, except Sundays and legal holidays, for the convenience
of the press, commercial and industrial organizations, manufacturers, etc.
Exports Declared for the United States, issued annually, containing the classification and
declared values of exports from the various consular districts to the United States. (Commencing
with the issue of December, 1903, to be published in the Monthly Summary of
Commerce and Finance.)
Special Consular Reports, containing series of reports from consular officers on particular
subjects, made in pursuance to instructions from the Department.
The above consular reports were until July, 1903, issued by the Bureau of Foreign Commerce of the
State Department; since that date they have been issued by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, with which the Bureau of Foreign Commerce of the State Department
has been consolidated. For details of these publications, the subjects of which the special reports
treat, and the reports remaining for distribution, address “Chief, Bureau of Statistics, Department of
Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C.”
The publication of the reports on special subjects, in separate form, was begun in 1890. Those of
the following titles are now available for distribution:
Vol. 2 (1890 and 1891).—European Emigration; Olive Culture in the Alpes Maritimes; Beet-Sugar
Industry; Flax Cultivation in Foreign Countries.
Vol. 6 (1891 and 1892).—Coal and Coal Consumption in Spanish America.
Vol. 10 (189/,).—Extension of Markets for American Flour. (New edition, 1897.)
Vol. 11 (1894).—American Lumber in Foreign Markets. (New edition, 1897.)
Vol. 14 (1898).—The Drug Trade in Foreign Countries.
Vol. 15 (1898).—Part I. Soap Trade in Foreign Countries; Screws, Nuts, and Bolts in Foreign Countries;
Argols in Europe; Rabbits and Rabbit Furs in Europe; Cultivation of Ramie in Foreign
Countries.
Vol. 17 (1899).—Disposal of Sewage and Garbage in Foreign Countries; Foreign Trade in Coal Tar
and By-Products.
Vol. 18 (1900).—Merchant Marine of Foreign Countries.
Vol. 20 (1900).—Part I. Book Cloth in Foreign Countries; Market for Ready-Made Clothing in Latin
America; Foreign Imports of American Tobacco; Cigar and Cigarette Industry in Latin America.
Part II. School Gardens in Europe. Part III. The Stave Trade in Foreign Countries.
Vol. 21 (1900).—Part I. Foreign Markets for American Coal. Part II. Vehicle Industry in Europe.
Vol. 22 (1900 and 1901) .—Parti. Acetic Acid in Foreign Countries. Part II. Mineral-Water Industry.
Vol. 25 (1901).—Parti. Gas and Oil Engines in Foreign Countries. Part II. Silver and Plated Ware
in Foreign Countries. .
Vol. 24 (1902).—Creameries in Foreign Countries.
Vol. 25 (1902).—Stored Goods as Collateral for Loans.
Vol. 26 (1905).—Briquettes as Fuel in Foreign Countries.
Vol. 27 ( 1903).—Markets for Agricultural Implements and Vehicles in Foreign Countries.
Vol. 28 (1904).—Commercial Travelers in Foreign Countries.
Vol. 29 (1904).—Macaroni Wheat in Foreign Markets.
Vol. SO (1904).—Emigration to the United States.
Vol. 51 (190!,).—Windmills in Foreign Countries.
Vol. 52 ( 1904).—Foreign Markets for American Fruits.
Vol. 35 (1905).—Industrial Education and Industrial Conditions in Germany.
Vol. 5!, (1905).—Marketing Goods in Foreign Countries.
Of the Monthly Consular Reports, many numbers are exhausted or so reduced that the Department
is unable to accede to requests for copies. Of the publications of the Bureau available for distribution,
copies are mailed to applicants without charge. In view of the scarcity of certain numbers
the Department will be grateful for the return of any copies of the monthly or special reports which
recipients do not care to retain. Upon notification of willingness to return such copies, franking
labels to be used in lieu of postage in the United States, the Philippine Islands, Hawaii, and Porto
Rico will be forwarded.
Persons receiving Consular Reports regularly, who change their addresses, should give the old as
well as the new address innotifying the Bureau of the fact.
In order to prevent confusion with other Department bureaus, all communications relating to
Consular Reports should be carefully addressed, "Chief, Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce
and Labor, Washington, D. C.”
